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| 24 | ISSUE 589 NOVEMBER 2016
RAWCSRAMBLER
We recently held a strategic planning
weekend in Melbourne, with attendance
of around 30 Rotary Australia World
Community Service (RAWCS) representatives
from across Australia. In recent years, we
have taken on several big issues, such
as consolidating our financial systems,
establishing online registration of projects
and volunteers, moving to a skills-based
board and introducing new funds to enable
humanitarian work in Australia. We have
also coped with the introduction of the
Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits
Commission and thankfully received a clean
bill of health in a recent review. It was hard
work – but we did it. As chairman, I am
incredibly proud of the entire RAWCS team
for their efforts.
But the more we do, the more we must do.
We are focused on how to continue building
more awareness of the benefits clubs receive
from using the RAWCS infrastructure.
Currently, only 25 per cent of Rotary clubs
in Australia have projects registered with
RAWCS, and club donations are generally
only to one project. This shows there is the
opportunity for significant growth.
Australia’s reduction in Rotary membership,
as well as the ageing of our members, is
a trend we are deeply concerned about.
RAWCS will be taking proactive steps
to help address this issue by developing
further offerings and promotion targeted
at establishing and expanding relationships
with both corporates and philanthropic
associations. More information on this and
other marketing activities will be publicised
as they become available.
PDG Michael Perkins
Chairman, RAWCS
CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
WHY USE
RAWCS?
There are many benefits for using
RAWCS’s facilities; one being the tax
deductibility of donations, another being
compliance with the requirements of the
Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits
Commission (ACNC). This is vital in an age
where charities are becoming increasingly
regulated and fraught with problems and
risk for those that fail to keep up to date
with the latest requirements.
Our strict compliance and governance
procedures comply with the ACNC
requirements. All donations are held
separate to funds used for administration
expenses. At any time, we have millions
of dollars in the bank on behalf of all of
the project accounts – but the donations
are not RAWCS’s money per se; they are
kept completely separate to funds used
for the administration of RAWCS.
The administration funds of RAWCS
are generated from a 2.5 per cent fee
charged on all donations. That amount
is deducted as donations are received
and transferred into our administration
bank account and used for costs incurred
to provide the services we do, such as
the administrative staff wages, office
expenses, audit fees and more. RAWCS is
in a strong financial position and we look
forward to future growth.
Mike Whitehouse
RAWCS National Treasurer
Malaria World Congress
For 25 years, Rotarians in
Australia have been working
tirelessly to eradicate malaria.
The inaugural Malaria World
Congress will be held from
July 1-5, 2018 in Melbourne.
We hope as many people as
possible can attend this event,
which will include many experts
from a variety of fields as well
as showcase the great work
undertaken by Australians in
this area. Congratulations to
Dave Pearson and the RAM
team on your 25 years!